Kratos’ Vision2 acquisition and processing software is now available for Microsoft Windows 10 operating system. With less than a year to end of life for MS Windows 7, now is the perfect time to upgrade to Vision 2 on a Windows 10 PC.

Kratos Analytical is extremely pleased to announce that we are continuing our collaboration with Surface Science Western at the University of Western Ontario after completing installation of their AXIS Supra. This is the third Kratos instrument that SSW has purchased after ordering an AXIS Ultra nearly 20 years ago in 2001.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hammond, is shown the AXIS Supra during his visit to Swansea University. The AXIS Supra was the star of the show when Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hammond, and the Welsh Secretary visited Swansea University in September. The Chancellor was at the University to announce a new £36M UK government industrial strategy funding for clean energy innovation in the construction sector.

In a new applications note generated in collaboration with Lancaster University we demonstrate the quantification of layer composition in compound semiconductors of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSELs). XPS and Ar gas cluster sputter depth profiling has been used to determine the composition of the GaAs / AlxGa1-xAs layers.